Bristol City's fantastic 4-0 drubbing of Sheffield Wednesday will have galvanised the Robins with a first win in six games.

And the Robins could be boosted by having defenders Nathan Baker and Bailey Wright available if the pair can shake off a groin and knee complaint respectively.

The Robins were smashed 5-0 last time they visited Deepdale in what was likely Johnson's darkest hour as the City boss 11 months ago.

And despite Alex Neil's side recording a confidence-building first win in five themselves (coming from one down at Bolton), City should be buoyed by Saturday's trashing of the Owls and the return to the squad of Gary O'Neil, Eros Pisano and others.

Still, with two games in quick succession, Lee Johnson will have to consider the following...

Is Eros Pisano fit enough to start again at Deepdale?

The Italian right-back slotted into the City defence well after some four months out following a bad tear of his hamstring at Fulham.

But with the former Hellas Verona man's return came a welcome clean sheet.

Eros Pisano

A timely comeback given that Bailey Wright had to miss the game with a knee complaint. Can Pisano start again and should he?

Wright should be available after Johnson confirmed post-Sheffield Wednesday that: "Bailey had an injection in his knee and should be okay for Tuesday. We’ll have to see how Nathan is because he failed a fitness test today."

Joe Bryan is expected to be fit to play too.

Rotate the midfield?

Not on your nelly. The fab four who played on Saturday all did brilliantly on the pitch and contributed massively.

An assist for Josh Brownhill and Jamie Paterson apiece, and two for the returning Marlon Pack if you include his flop in the area for the penalty. A terrific match from the central midfielder after an enforced two-match break.

While former Preston man Brownhill also grabbed his fourth league goal of the season to cap another impressive display.

And Johnson will likely keep his midfield the same as the quartet face Preston's talented Ben Pearson, Tom Barkhuizen and others.

That means that Ryan Kent, Liam Walsh, Gary O'Neil and Niclas Eliasson may have to wait for their chance.

Does Nathan Baker return?

The former Aston Villa centre-back is by most people's estimations the best partner for Aden Flint at the back for City. That said, Hordur Magnusson has been in good form for the team from Ashton Gate recently.

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Hopefully the Icelandic defender can continue improving and can learn from last season's rash defending up in the north west that saw Preston catch City on the counter and have Johnson exclaiming: "We went down like dominoes."

If Baker is fit, he'll likely return meaning that Johnson must decide whether to play Bryan at left-back or midfield in the clash against the fellow -play-off-chasing Lilywhites.